Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) is the 3rd largest of 32 Packaging companies by market capitalisation, at 20.88 Bn, behind International Paper at 21.34 Bn. It trades on a P/E of 29.98, 113% above the peer median of 14.10. The table below compares all 32 on 7 financial metrics, including companies with a secondary business in the group.
| # | Symbol | Company | Industry | Mkt Cap | Price | Chg % | 1Y | P/E | P/S | Enterprise Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SW | Smurfit Westrock | Paper Packaging | 23.65 Bn | 45.08 | -2.89% | +6.80% | 47.53 | 0.75 | 20.58 Bn |
| 2 | IP | International Paper | Paper Packaging | 21.34 Bn | 34.03 | -2.88% | -26.15% | -5.24 | 0.88 | 17.23 Bn |
| 3 | PKG | Packaging Corp Of America | Paper Packaging | 20.88 Bn | 234.32 | -1.22% | +8.35% | 29.98 | 2.19 | 18.41 Bn |
| 4 | AMCR | Amcor | Plastic Packaging | 19.78 Bn | 42.79 | +0.66% | +5.14% | 17.92 | 0.84 | 15.21 Bn |
| 5 | BALL | Ball | Metal Packaging | 15.12 Bn | 57.13 | +0.53% | +15.18% | 16.03 | 1.06 | 12.14 Bn |
| 6 | AVY 2nd | Avery Dennison | Plastic Packaging | 13.04 Bn | 171.82 | +0.87% | +7.11% | 18.60 | 1.41 | 11.82 Bn |
| 7 | CCK | Crown Holdings | Metal Packaging | 11.68 Bn | 107.43 | -0.63% | +11.27% | 14.99 | 0.88 | 9.01 Bn |
| 8 | SUZ 2nd | Suzano | Paper Packaging | 10.83 Bn | 8.57 | -1.38% | -7.35% | 6.84 | 1.20 | -7.74 Bn |
| 9 | SOLS 2nd | Solstice Advanced Materials | Plastic Packaging | 9.04 Bn | 56.93 | +0.49% | — | 43.05 | 2.21 | 6.70 Bn |
| 10 | EXP 2nd | Eagle Materials | Paper Packaging | 5.42 Bn | 175.84 | -1.56% | -24.54% | 13.51 | 2.33 | 4.43 Bn |
| 11 | SON | Sonoco Products | Paper Packaging | 4.94 Bn | 49.99 | -0.12% | +16.88% | 7.92 | 0.66 | 3.94 Bn |
| 12 | GEF | Greif | Metal Packaging | 3.87 Bn | 81.63 | -1.23% | +37.82% | — | — | — |
| 13 | SLGN | Silgan Holdings | Metal Packaging | 3.80 Bn | 35.95 | +0.06% | -15.91% | 14.07 | 0.57 | 1.54 Bn |
| 14 | CSTM 2nd | Constellium Se | Metal Packaging | 3.34 Bn | 24.64 | -1.08% | +63.94% | 6.14 | 0.35 | 2.80 Bn |
| 15 | GPK | Graphic Packaging Holding | Paper Packaging | 2.74 Bn | 9.24 | -1.49% | -52.12% | 14.13 | 0.32 | 1.96 Bn |
| 16 | AMBP | Ardagh Metal Packaging | Metal Packaging | 2.63 Bn | 4.40 | +0.46% | +11.39% | 64.14 | 0.44 | 2.64 Bn |
| 17 | KALU 2nd | Kaiser Aluminum | Metal Packaging | 2.48 Bn | 151.57 | -0.64% | +99.07% | 10.91 | 0.60 | 2.37 Bn |
| 18 | TRS 2nd | Trimas | Plastic Packaging | 1.41 Bn | 39.41 | +0.66% | +2.36% | 1.56 | 2.13 | -1.20 Bn |
| 19 | OI | O-I Glass | Glass Packaging | 889.69 Mn | 5.79 | -1.19% | -55.67% | -0.77 | 0.14 | -1.08 Bn |
| 20 | RYAM 2nd | Rayonier Advanced Materials | Paper Packaging | 551.22 Mn | 8.15 | -5.01% | +16.60% | -3.93 | 0.38 | 286.02 Mn |
| 21 | PACK | Ranpak Holdings | Paper Packaging | 373.01 Mn | 4.35 | -1.14% | -17.61% | -9.80 | 0.89 | 168.41 Mn |
| 22 | CLW | Clearwater Paper | Paper Packaging | 320.78 Mn | 19.89 | -2.40% | -3.91% | -6.51 | 0.21 | 123.78 Mn |
| 23 | TG 2nd | Tredegar | Plastic Packaging | 246.23 Mn | 7.05 | +0.00% | -11.54% | 7.37 | 0.31 | 193.42 Mn |
| 24 | SGLA 2nd | Sino Green Land | Plastic Packaging | 188.03 Mn | 1.16 | +0.00% | -32.16% | -139.19 | 115.68 | 187.70 Mn |
| 25 | NTIC 2nd | Northern Technologies International | Plastic Packaging | 74.07 Mn | 7.80 | +0.00% | +2.63% | -63.84 | 0.81 | 51.14 Mn |
Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) is compared with 32 US-listed companies in the Packaging industry group, of which 18 have it as their primary business and 14 run a substantial Packaging business alongside something else.
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